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Winchester 1886 folding front sight?
stepnmud
Member Posts: 10 ✭
Recently I picked up this 1886 DOM 1891 in 40 82 cal. and has this front sight I thought was a Beach,but don't see any markings on it. Would this possibly be a Lyman copy of a Beach front sight? This rifle also came with a Lyman tang sight.
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I did not even know there was a Beach brand independent of Lyman.
Yours looks like a Beech, but I have never seen that lollipop in the center. Normally there is a post with a bead on it.
Yours is definitely NOT a Lyman.
W.D.
I did try on the Winchester Collectors site, but won't let me post any pics. I think there was a size limit that I tried to meet with no luck.
thanks anyway.
MG1890,
Yes, this one looks to have some of the gold plating left. Pretty cool sight.
thanks.
Hawk Carse,
Do your catalogs show this front sight with the lollipop or aperture(whatever it's called)?
James
Really enjoy shooting this rifle with standard 260 gr. bullets and 1400/1500 FPS loads.
Get lots of comments and questions at the gun range. Rifle also has a single set trigger and works fine after deep cleaning.